How Rutgers's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 61.51%, and this year's acceptance rate is 66.29% at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 60.96% and women students' rate is 62.06%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Rutgers University-New Brunswick over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	60.89%	58.61%	63.13%
2013-14	59.51% -1.38%	57.68% -1.79%	61.33% -1.79%
2014-15	60.50% 0.98%	59.19% 0.39%	61.72% 0.39%
2015-16	58.45% -2.05%	58.06% -2.91%	58.81% -2.91%
2016-17	56.94% -1.51%	56.16% -1.17%	57.65% -1.17%
2017-18	57.80% 0.86%	57.98% -0.01%	57.64% -0.01%
2018-19	60.11% 2.31%	60.49% 2.14%	59.78% 2.14%
2019-20	61.22% 1.11%	62.43% 0.38%	60.17% 0.38%
2020-21	66.93% 5.71%	68.18% 5.67%	65.83% 5.67%
2021-22	68.00% 1.07%	67.00% 3.17%	69.00% 3.17%
2022-23	66.29% -1.71%	64.75% -1.37%	67.63% -1.37%
Average	61.51%	60.96%	62.06%

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 29.79% where the current academic year yield is 28.18%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Rutgers University-New Brunswick from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	35.39%	37.22%	33.71%
2013-14	34.76% -0.63%	36.76% -0.82%	32.90% -0.82%
2014-15	33.18% -1.58%	34.53% -0.92%	31.98% -0.92%
2015-16	31.98% -1.20%	33.29% -1.18%	30.79% -1.18%
2016-17	30.96% -1.02%	33.33% -1.93%	28.86% -1.93%
2017-18	28.25% -2.71%	30.17% -2.29%	26.57% -2.29%
2018-19	28.31% 0.06%	30.00% 0.27%	26.84% 0.27%
2019-20	28.94% 0.63%	31.23% 0.01%	26.85% 0.01%
2020-21	23.72% -5.22%	24.79% -4.11%	22.74% -4.11%
2021-22	24.00% 0.28%	26.00% -0.74%	22.00% -0.74%
2022-23	28.18% 4.18%	30.41% 4.30%	26.30% 4.30%
Average	29.79%	31.61%	28.14%

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 37,302, the average number of admitted is 23,039, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 6,726. The number of Rutgers applicants decreased by -3.49% (1,507 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Rutgers University-New Brunswick from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	28,635	17,436	6,170
2013-14	30,631 1,996	18,230 167	6,337 167
2014-15	31,941 1,310	19,324 75	6,412 75
2015-16	35,340 3,399	20,657 195	6,607 195
2016-17	36,677 1,337	20,884 -141	6,466 -141
2017-18	38,384 1,707	22,186 -198	6,268 -198
2018-19	41,348 2,964	24,854 768	7,036 768
2019-20	41,286 -62	25,277 279	7,315 279
2020-21	41,263 -23	27,618 -764	6,551 -764
2021-22	43,161 1,898	29,349 493	7,044 493
2022-23	41,654 -1,507	27,612 736	7,780 736
Average	37,302	23,039	6,726

Rutgers University-New Brunswick Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at Rutgers

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes